The consolation prize retirees received from the One Big Beautiful Bill is arguably a bigger win than ending the tax on benefits.

(NEXSTAR) — There have been several changes to government benefit payments already this year, including increased checks for some and clawbacks for outstanding overpayments for others. In about two months, another change is expected to take effect — this one targeting how beneficiaries are paid.

The Social Security Administration has sent a misleading email to beneficiaries stating President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cuts and spending law eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits for most recipients.

The agency, which serves 73 million beneficiaries, has struggled to improve customer service amid cutbacks, long wait times and a crashing website.

A ruling from the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the administration of President Donald Trump to proceed with plans for mass layoffs of federal workers. The plans had been held up thanks to a lower court order blocking the effort. The Supreme Court overruled that order, clearing the way for Trump’s plans to move forward.

The Trump administration is expected to announce new trade actions and Pete Hegseth and Benjamin Netanyahu meet

President Donald Trump again turned a Cabinet meeting into a wide-ranging conversation with reporters – and again uttered a whole bunch of false claims in the process.

The Social Security Administration sent a misleading email to beneficiaries stating that Trump’s new law eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits for most recipients. Former SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley joins The Weeknight to set the record straight on what the law really does – and doesn’t do.